Radiology Pathology Chapter 5 Questions and
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1. Which of the following is currently the standard imaging procedure for staging superficial
rectal carcinomas?
a. Virtual colonoscopy acquired by computed tomography (CT)
b. Magnetic resonance colonography (MRC)
c. Digital rectal examination
d. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) ✔️✔️ANS: D
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of ultrasound over other imaging
modalities in evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract?
a. Ultrasound provides the opportunity to biopsy during the sonographic procedure.
b. The examination sensitivity is not highly dependent on the skill of the sonographer.
c. Abdominal sonographic investigation is very effective in the obese population.
d. All of the above statements are true. ✔️✔️ANS: A
3. Which of the following nuclear medicine procedures is performed to detect the presence of
Helicobacter pylori in patients with a suspected gastric ulcer? a. GI bleed scans
b. Gastric emptying scans
c. Urea breath test
d. SPECT gastric imaging ✔️✔️ANS: C
4. Which types of esophageal diverticula are located at the pharyngoesophageal junction at the
upper-lateral aspect of the esophagus?
1. Epiphrenic
2. Killian-Jameson
3. Zenker
, a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 ✔️✔️ANS: C
5. The "olive sign" is associated with what pathologic process?
a. Appendicitis
b. Esophageal varices
c. Hypertrophied pyloric stenosis
d. Leiomyoma ✔️✔️ANS: C
6. Which of the statements are true in reference to a mechanical bowel obstruction?
1. It occurs from a blockage of the bowel lumen.
2. It may be caused by a herniation of the bowel.
3. It may be caused by a lumen-obliterating gastrointestinal tumor.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 ✔️✔️ANS: D
7. Radiographically, Crohn disease can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis because:
a. the transmural inflammation penetrates all layer of the bowel wall in Crohn disease.
b. Crohn disease is limited to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the bowel wall.
c. the retrograde involvement in Crohn disease rarely reaches past the terminal ileum.
d. both b and c are correct. ✔️✔️ANS: A
8. Which of the following magnetic resonance imaging techniques are used to visualize
abdominal organs to differentiate pathologic processes from normal tissue?
1. T1-weighted images
Answers| Latest Update
1. Which of the following is currently the standard imaging procedure for staging superficial
rectal carcinomas?
a. Virtual colonoscopy acquired by computed tomography (CT)
b. Magnetic resonance colonography (MRC)
c. Digital rectal examination
d. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) ✔️✔️ANS: D
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of ultrasound over other imaging
modalities in evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract?
a. Ultrasound provides the opportunity to biopsy during the sonographic procedure.
b. The examination sensitivity is not highly dependent on the skill of the sonographer.
c. Abdominal sonographic investigation is very effective in the obese population.
d. All of the above statements are true. ✔️✔️ANS: A
3. Which of the following nuclear medicine procedures is performed to detect the presence of
Helicobacter pylori in patients with a suspected gastric ulcer? a. GI bleed scans
b. Gastric emptying scans
c. Urea breath test
d. SPECT gastric imaging ✔️✔️ANS: C
4. Which types of esophageal diverticula are located at the pharyngoesophageal junction at the
upper-lateral aspect of the esophagus?
1. Epiphrenic
2. Killian-Jameson
3. Zenker
, a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 ✔️✔️ANS: C
5. The "olive sign" is associated with what pathologic process?
a. Appendicitis
b. Esophageal varices
c. Hypertrophied pyloric stenosis
d. Leiomyoma ✔️✔️ANS: C
6. Which of the statements are true in reference to a mechanical bowel obstruction?
1. It occurs from a blockage of the bowel lumen.
2. It may be caused by a herniation of the bowel.
3. It may be caused by a lumen-obliterating gastrointestinal tumor.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 ✔️✔️ANS: D
7. Radiographically, Crohn disease can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis because:
a. the transmural inflammation penetrates all layer of the bowel wall in Crohn disease.
b. Crohn disease is limited to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the bowel wall.
c. the retrograde involvement in Crohn disease rarely reaches past the terminal ileum.
d. both b and c are correct. ✔️✔️ANS: A
8. Which of the following magnetic resonance imaging techniques are used to visualize
abdominal organs to differentiate pathologic processes from normal tissue?
1. T1-weighted images
